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To paraphrase Doctor Frankenstein … the horror hub is alive. (Published.) Here’s our collection of all things creepy and crawly, spooky and scary. These are the articles and lists that go “bump” in the night, collecting all the best horror movies, TV shows, video games, books, and more. Brush past the metaphorical spider-webs and sink your fangs into some of Vulture’s best horror stories, including a dive into the 100 Scares That Shaped Horror, roundups of the best scary movies you can stream, and plenty of spine-tingling interviews.

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21 Great Movies Exploring the Unique Horror of Being a Woman

 This Halloween, the call is coming from inside the house, and by “the house,” we mean the patriarchy. By Martha Polk
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The 100 Scares That Shaped Horror

 From Frankenstein to Freddy to the “sunken place,” the terrifying moments that formed the genre (and our nightmares). By Jordan Crucchiola
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The 30 Most Influential Slasher Movies of All Time

 A guide to the horror subgenre with game-changing, rule-breaking, and absolutely terrifying films. By Meagan Navarro

Your Halloween Plans

  1. The 50 Scariest TV Episodes to Watch This Halloween By Brian Tallerico
  2. 21 Horror Games to Play This Spooky Season By Mike Rougeau
  3. Every Simpsons ‘Treehouse of Horror’ Segment, Ranked By Joshua Kurp

Scary Movies Streaming

  1. The 20 Best Horror Movies on Netflix Right Now By Brian Tallerico
  2. The 20 Best Horror Movies on Hulu Right Now By Brian Tallerico
  3. The 20 Best Horror Movies on Max By Brian Tallerico

For The Faint of Heart

  1. 21 Great Halloween Movies for Scaredy-cats By Marianne Eloise
  2. 25 Great Halloween Sitcom Episodes to Stream During Spooky Season By Jen Chaney
  3. 25 Horror-Comedies That Are Actually Funny By Bethy Squires

If You Cover Your Eyes at The Scary Part

  1. 5 Spooky Podcasts to Listen to Right Now By Nicholas Quah
  2. The Best Horror Novels of 2022 By Emily Hughes
  3. When Real Life Is Scarier Than a Slasher Movie By Grant Sutton

More Bloodshed

  1. box office k.o.
    Skinamarink Makes an Impressive $1 Million in Partial ReleaseJanuary’s second viral horror movie expands to over 800 theaters this weekend.
    By Zoe Guy
  2. slay
    Don’t Forget That M3gan Isn’t the Only Killer Doll in TownChucky has been renewed for a third season, coming this fall.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  3. profile
    Allison Williams Comes AliveThe star of the already viral M3gan has made a career of subverting her own image.
    By Rachel Handler
  4. trailer mix
    Watch the Evil Dead Rise Trailer, If You DareWarning: It’s terrifying.
    By Wolfgang Ruth
  5. rated ahhhhh!
    If Watching M3GAN Terrifies You, Blame the ReshootsDirector Gerard Johnstone said the movie’s reshoots made it scarier.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  6. rip
    Cannibal Holocaust Director Ruggero Deodato Dead at 83Cannibal Holocaust was allegedly banned in fifty countries.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  7. the merge anarchy
    Horror Houses Blumhouse and Atomic Monster May Soon MergeM3gan, made by both production companies, is something of a test run.
    By Bethy Squires
  8. best of 2022
    The Best Horror Novels of 2022In the mood for some transgressive splatterpunk?
    By Emily C. Hughes
  9. trailer mix
    Shudder Acquires Viral Horror Movie SkinamarinkIt opens in theaters January 13, 2023.
    By Bethy Squires
  10. masters of press
    Keke Palmer’s Nope Press Tour Deserves an ArchiveShe does her Angela Bassett impression … with Angela Bassett!
    By Jason P. Frank
  11. oh deer
    Please, Was the Original Bambi Not Horrifying Enough?The guy behind the Winnie-the-Pooh slasher is now working on a Bambi horror movie.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  12. vulture lists
    The Best Horror to Stream As You’re Falling AsleepScience says this is a bad idea. Screw science.
    By Roxana Hadadi, Rachel Handler, and Carrie Wittmer
  13. profile
    Nikyatu Jusu’s FablesThe director of Nanny, this year’s most acclaimed film at Sundance, blends West African folklore and horror.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  14. awards chatter
    Terrifier 2 Has Been Submitted for Oscars ConsiderationBecause why not?
    By Bethy Squires
  15. haunted houses
    Shirley Jackson Captured What Every Housewife Knows About Gothic HorrorThe late author conjured up the kind of hauntedness that only a homemaker acquainted with the complications of domestic comforts could imagine.
    By Kim Hew-Low
  16. chapters
    When Real Life Is Scarier Than a Slasher MovieThe Friday the 13th franchise soothed a queer kid growing up during the panic of the AIDS epidemic.
    By Grant Sutton
  17. vulture lists
    7 Horror Documentaries to Make Your Spooky Season ScholarlyTwo new Shudder series add to an already intriguing roster.
    By Brooke Knisley
  18. vulture lists
    21 Great Movies Exploring the Unique Horror of Being a WomanThis Halloween, the call is coming from inside the house, and by “the house,” we mean the patriarchy.
    By Martha Polk
  19. vulture animal bureau
    Fear the ChamoisIt’s arguably the most versatile object in the Foley artist toolkit, responsible for a shocking number of sound effects in horror movies.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  20. the sounds of horror
    John Carpenter Has Only One Criteria for a Film ScoreThe horror master on synths, getting paid, and (not) sharing his Kurt Russell stories.
    By Craig Jenkins
  21. videology
    Harry Styles’s ‘Music for a Sushi Restaurant’ Video Is Mer-Body HorrorFish are pop stars, not food!
    By Justin Curto
  22. vulture guides
    A Guide to Stephen King Audiobooks Read by Stephen King ActorsFeaturing Kathy Bates, Sissy Spacek, Tim Curry, and more.
    By Zach Dionne
  23. the purge
    Terrifier 2 Is Making People V-Vo-Vomit in the TheatersPack a paper bag.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  24. tv review
    Surrender to the Batshittery That Is The WatcherThis gleefully over-the-top limited series doesn’t always make sense, but it also embraces the fact that it doesn’t always make sense.
    By Jen Chaney
  25. chat room
    The Midnight Club’s Heather Langenkamp on Returning to Horror Post–Elm Street“It’s something that I would never have imagined for myself, knowing who I am. I’m not someone who seeks out to be scared.”
    By Ben Rosenstock
  26. movie review
    Well, Halloween Ends Is a Pleasant SurpriseAt long last, this most recent run of Halloween movies has its Season of the Witch.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  27. s & m
    Hellraiser Movies, RankedWhere does the Hulu reboot fit in Pinhead’s filmography?
    By Josh Bell
  28. movie review
    You Need This Pinhead Like You Need, Um, Pins in Your HeadHulu’s Hellraiser, the remake of Clive Barker’s 1987 horror classic, plays it way too safe.
    By Jen Chaney
  29. now streaming
    A Spooky Guide to the Best New Horror to Stream This OctoberIf you dare.
    By Brian Tallerico
  30. endings
    Let’s Talk About the Ending(s) of SmileBy the end of Smile, confronting your past and coming to terms with it is not enough.
    By Katie Rife
  31. sleeper hit
    No One in Hollywood Wanted to Make BarbarianThe horror hit’s journey to No. 1 packed in the twists: “I had a movie, I lost the movie, I rescued the movie, then I lost the movie again.”
    By Chris Lee
  32. overnights
    The Walking Dead Midseason-Premiere Recap: Beginning of the EndIntriguing opening tease aside, so far part three is idling when it should be revving up.
    By Richard Rys
  33. chat room
    Justin Long Talks Barbarian Spoilers and the Longaissance“I’ve heard ‘Oh, so you’re still acting?’ so many times. This helps make up for those moments.”
    By Wolfgang Ruth
  34. cancon
    Mind Blown! David Cronenberg Is Making a Scanners Show for HBOPracticing radical mindfulness.
    By Rebecca Alter
  35. overnights
    Tales of the Walking Dead Season-Finale Recap: Bump in the NightTales of the Walking Dead saved its best episode for last.
    By Scott Meslow
  36. rip
    Supernatural Author Peter Straub Dead at 79Best known for writing Julia and Ghost Story.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  37. overnights
    Tales of the Walking Dead Series-Premiere RecapIt’s a zom-rom-com meet-cute for the ages!
    By Scott Meslow
  38. overnights
    Evil Season-Finale Recap: Meet the ParentsIt’s a small miracle Kristen doesn’t barf at the end of this bonkers finale.
    By Maggie Fremont
  39. endings
    Let’s Talk About the Body-Horror Ending of ResurrectionIts contracting ambiguity and literalness make for unexpected nightmare fuel.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  40. overnights
    Evil Recap: State of GraceTalk about paying through the nose.
    By Maggie Fremont
  41. overnights
    Evil Recap: Pregnancy ProblemsEvil hits us with another disgusting demon goblin baby that we can never unsee.
    By Maggie Fremont
  42. movie review
    Good Luck Sleeping After Seeing ResurrectionRebecca Hall and Tim Roth are both perfect in Andrew Semans’s incredibly tense psychological thriller.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  43. more a24
    The Pearl Trailer Is Little House on the ScaryTi West co-wrote the follow-up to his A24 slasher with star Mia Goth.
    By Justin Curto
  44. overnights
    Evil Recap: In Midsommar TerritoryCults are all fun and games until they start pouring goat blood all over you.
    By Maggie Fremont
  45. overnights
    American Horror Stories Season-Premiere Recap: Doll Eyes, Doll Mouth, Doll LegsThe premiere gives us a mixed bag of old and new with an original character that provides an origin story for a “Coven” character.
    By Kelly McClure
  46. overnights
    Evil Recap: Viral PossessionsEvil goes for the jugular on social media in the best episode of the season.
    By Maggie Fremont
  47. overnights
    Resident Evil Season-Finale RecapBillie and Jade’s decades-long mutual grudges survive to continue for another season.
    By Jesse Hassenger
  48. overnights
    Resident Evil Recap: ReunitedJade’s ambitions may destroy everything around her.
    By Jesse Hassenger
  49. overnights
    Resident Evil Recap: Scavenger HuntIn a horror-light episode, the Wesker family try (and fail) to keep terrible secrets.
    By Jesse Hassenger
  50. overnights
    Resident Evil Recap: Sister, SisterThe first real twist of the series is a good one.
    By Jesse Hassenger
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